Deathsmiles Rank 3 1CC (No EX) with Commentary / Ranun / 175,123,428

Link to Deathsmiles Strategy Guide with Enemy/Routing info: http://cave-stg.com/forum/index.php?t... Link to Neon Dagger's Bomb Recharge Strat in Volcano:    • Deathsmiles Essential Gameplay Tips Guide   Bit the bullet and dropped the $20 bucks for a video capture dongle, so this replay is already less scuffed than the previous one I uploaded to this channel. A commentated run of a recent Rank 3 (No Canyon Stage, i.e. Death Mode LVL 1) 1CC with Ranun. I'm pretty happy with the replay and some of the scoring tricks I managed to pull off in addition to surviving. However, had I successfully executed all the tricks that I had practiced, it would have easily been over 200 million. That's really not that high in the grand scheme of things (the WR is over 700 million), but it's definitely a milestone I'd like to reach someday. Funnily enough, this is the first CAVE game that I've dug into the scoring mechanics. Most of the time, it's taking everything I have to survive, so making it even more difficult on myself for a bit of score is not an enticing thought. Deathsmiles kicks this trend, though, giving you so many extends and bombs throughout the game that you generally feel more comfortable making mistakes and going for cool tricks (unless you're going for Death Mode LVL3). The scoring system is also surprisingly deep, and I would recommend reading through the strategy guide above to brush up on some of the finer details. I found the "empty locking" and "power up recharge" strategies particularly useful to know. I'm having a lot of fun learning the game, and hope to get good enough to manage a full Death mode LVL 3 clear someday. Thanks for watching!